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this is from the new nbc "the wall street journal" poll in iowa obama 50%, romney 44%. much closer in new hampshire. obama 49%, romney 47% within the sampling error. wisconsin similarly 49%, 46%. these states are pretty important as well. >> every state. all of these battleground states are very important. there are different permutations to get to the all important 270. you look at a tiny state like new hampshire which is so close, four electoral votes, wolf, but it's the last place mitt romney is going to visit before he goes home to boston to vote. the president's going to be there. this could be the difference in the electoral college. if you look at iowa and wisconsin, two other numbers you just threw out there. iowa and wisconsin very important part of the president's firewall in the midwest. for example, should he lose florida, iowa and wisconsin very important. same thing with ohio. both of them -- both those states important to both of these candidates. and of course wisconsin -- in wisconsin that may be one of the reasons paul ryan was chosen because the romne
this is from the new nbc "the wall street journal" poll in iowa obama 50%, romney 44%. much closer in new hampshire. obama 49%, romney 47% within the sampling error. wisconsin similarly 49%, 46%. these states are pretty important as well. >> every state. all of these battleground states are very important. there are different permutations to get to the all important 270. you look at a tiny state like new hampshire which is so close, four electoral votes, wolf, but it's the last...
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i talked to another romney aide about the poll numbers showing mitt romney up by four points over the president. they were expressing that aide expressing some caution about this poll number saying they would have preferred that number coming out on november 4th. not on october 8th. wolf? >> all right. thanks very much for that, jim acosta. mitt romney's call to arm syrian rebels could level the playing field in the country's civil war and put weapons in the hands potentially of 2riterrorists. pentagon correspondent chris stewart is worki in lawrence is working this side of story. >> reporter: this is a major difference. governor romney is advocating for an aggressive american approach to syria. it carries a reward in that if and when bashar al assad falls, the americans and the united states would really have a seat at the table as to what comes next but the risk is that some of the arms that could flow in to syria could be in the hands of terrorists. in a mitt romney administration, the u.s. could be fighting a proxy war with iran in syria. governor romney said monday that iran is s
i talked to another romney aide about the poll numbers showing mitt romney up by four points over the president. they were expressing that aide expressing some caution about this poll number saying they would have preferred that number coming out on november 4th. not on october 8th. wolf? >> all right. thanks very much for that, jim acosta. mitt romney's call to arm syrian rebels could level the playing field in the country's civil war and put weapons in the hands potentially of...
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not exactly one of romney's stronger suits thus far. take a look at yet another poll here. the question being better on foreign policy shows him trailing the president by seven points on that one specifically. wolf blitzer, let's talk to you about all of this. joining me live from washington here. and we'll listen in a moment to that speech from mitt romney at vmi. let me ask you this, why a foreign policy speech this late in the election campaign? do you think he sees some sort of opening here? >> yes, i think that the killing of the american ambassador and three other americans in benghazi, libya, the consulate there, and the confusion surrounding the administration's explanation for what happened, the condemnation by some has given him a clear opening. take a look at what is happening throughout north africa and the middle east. he said that today. there is a lot of anti-american attitudes out there. he senses there is a moment now for him to take advantage and as you point out, brooke, he's going to have that foreign policy debate against president obama, that's the las
not exactly one of romney's stronger suits thus far. take a look at yet another poll here. the question being better on foreign policy shows him trailing the president by seven points on that one specifically. wolf blitzer, let's talk to you about all of this. joining me live from washington here. and we'll listen in a moment to that speech from mitt romney at vmi. let me ask you this, why a foreign policy speech this late in the election campaign? do you think he sees some sort of opening...
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yeah, i mean, this one poll does indicate that mitt romney did get a bounce. of course, we're going to see a lot more national polls, a lot more polls. most importantly in the battle ground states later today, tomorrow, and wednesday ask thursday. keep your eyes on those state polls. they're really the most telling. suzanne. >> also more debates. tell us about the expectation of thursdays. this is the vice president and paul ryan. >> yep. i think there's more add stake now than there would have been beforehand, but the president's lackluster performance last wednesday makes this debate between ryan and biden a little more important. both candidates talking about how they're getting ready for it. listen. >> i'm looking forward to it. i really am. the thing about congressman ryan is he has been straight forward up until now about everything -- all the significant changes he wants to make. we have a fundamentally different view on a whole range of issues. >> is he fast on the cuff. he is a witty guy. he knows who he is. he has been doing this for 40 years. you're
yeah, i mean, this one poll does indicate that mitt romney did get a bounce. of course, we're going to see a lot more national polls, a lot more polls. most importantly in the battle ground states later today, tomorrow, and wednesday ask thursday. keep your eyes on those state polls. they're really the most telling. suzanne. >> also more debates. tell us about the expectation of thursdays. this is the vice president and paul ryan. >> yep. i think there's more add stake now than...
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polls aside, enthusiasm does seem to be building for romney. his campaign says he attracted 9,000 people at a rally in florida on sunday. he raised $12 million in online donations after the debate. romney remains in a statistical tie with the president although most political analysts say voter enthusiasm and subsequent turnout could decide the election. talk back question for you today. how enthusiastic are you about voting? facebook.com/carolcnn. your response is later this hour. >>> it was billed as the rumble in the air conditioned auditorium and when jon stewart went head to head with bill o'reil o'reilly, things got funny. you. we know you. we know you have to rise early... and work late, with not enough sleep in between. how you sometimes need to get over to that exit, like, right now. and how things aren't... just about you anymore. introducing the all-new, smart-sensing... honda accord. it starts with you. i have a cold... i took dayquil, but i still have a runny nose. [ male announcer ] truth is, dayquil doesn't work on runny noses. w
polls aside, enthusiasm does seem to be building for romney. his campaign says he attracted 9,000 people at a rally in florida on sunday. he raised $12 million in online donations after the debate. romney remains in a statistical tie with the president although most political analysts say voter enthusiasm and subsequent turnout could decide the election. talk back question for you today. how enthusiastic are you about voting? facebook.com/carolcnn. your response is later this hour. >>>...
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what do you think the post debate polls are going to show. >> they're going to show a true bump for romney. particularly among the undecided voters. he gave reason a people to vote for him and the president gave people an excuse to vote against him. that's a double whammy in 90
what do you think the post debate polls are going to show. >> they're going to show a true bump for romney. particularly among the undecided voters. he gave reason a people to vote for him and the president gave people an excuse to vote against him. that's a double whammy in 90
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mitt romney getting a big debate bounce in a new gallup poll. the survey showing the race is tied at 47%, a five-point lead for president obama gone. >>> two scientists are sharing the nobel prize in medicine. great britain's john burden and japan's shinja yam na knack ka. they discovered mature cells can be preprogrammed to become immature cells capable of developing into all other tissue cells in the body. it shows you how, you know, people, humans, can be educated, learn, study and change the world. >> always the bridesmaid, never the bride. >> 18 minutes after the hour. >>> you may recall the story of jason russell creator of "coney 2012" which highlights warlord joseph kony. he had a public breakdown on the streets of san diego running into traffic with no clothes on. he tells oprah winfrey in an interview that aired last night " oprah's next chapter" he was hospitalized suffering from a condition called reactive psychosis. >> you don't go through something this traumatic, dramatic, public, and not learn a lot from it and not grow closer to
mitt romney getting a big debate bounce in a new gallup poll. the survey showing the race is tied at 47%, a five-point lead for president obama gone. >>> two scientists are sharing the nobel prize in medicine. great britain's john burden and japan's shinja yam na knack ka. they discovered mature cells can be preprogrammed to become immature cells capable of developing into all other tissue cells in the body. it shows you how, you know, people, humans, can be educated, learn, study and...
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. >> recent polls show president obama has a commanding lead among latino voters nationwide, but it's the latino in battleground states like nevada, colorado and florida that mitt romney needs to win over. the fight is on. ed lavandera, cnn, san antonio texas. >>> latinos say republicans are not doing enough for their community. w we'll take a lookt why. with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. this is awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is, business pro. yes, it is. go national. go like a pro. [ slap! slap! slap! ] [ music, laughter stop ] [ male announcer ] when your favorite foods fight you, fight back fast with tums smoothies. so fast and smooth, you'll forget you had heartburn. ♪ tum tum tum tum tums [ male announcer ] tums smoothies. >>> all right. we've been talking about the issues that matter to latino voters mplt it could be pivotal on election day, and both democrats and republicans angling for votes, but some are putting pr
. >> recent polls show president obama has a commanding lead among latino voters nationwide, but it's the latino in battleground states like nevada, colorado and florida that mitt romney needs to win over. the fight is on. ed lavandera, cnn, san antonio texas. >>> latinos say republicans are not doing enough for their community. w we'll take a lookt why. with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can...
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the romney campaign broke that and it hurt them in the polls heading into that debate. however, as that new yorker cover that's coming out next week sort of captured the zeitgeist, he had a strong debate performance. his campaign says they raised $12 million in the course of 48 hours just in that day after the debate, but they haven't released their fund-raising numbers. we shall see what their numbers are pretty soon here. >> peter hamby, the new yorker having fun, showing romney talking to an empty chair, trying to symbolize that the president wasn't completely present in that wednesday debate. thanks so much. peter hamby in washington. >> the drop in the unemployment rate is a big headline from the jobs report, but is that what we should be focusing on right now? cnn's chief business correspondent ali velshi weighing in. >> fred, so there are a couple things at play here. first, the unemployment rate, the drop from 8.1% to 7.8%. throw it out, erase it from your head. it doesn't matter. the thing you need to concentrate is the number of jobs that were actually created
the romney campaign broke that and it hurt them in the polls heading into that debate. however, as that new yorker cover that's coming out next week sort of captured the zeitgeist, he had a strong debate performance. his campaign says they raised $12 million in the course of 48 hours just in that day after the debate, but they haven't released their fund-raising numbers. we shall see what their numbers are pretty soon here. >> peter hamby, the new yorker having fun, showing romney talking...
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romney will come out on top. it's pretty consistent with some earlier polling we've seen. donna, does it help or hurt the president that people are already going in thinking okay he's going to win this thing. >> that should reassure the president. i think he has to come across as confident tomorrow. he has a terrific record to tell the american people. mitt romney has been in dress rehearsal for this first debate now for five years. i suspect he'll be the more aggressive person tomorrow. but president obama should preempt any strike that mitt romney intends to aim at him, attack, attack, attack by hitting him with a very big question that could possibly knock him off his game plan and make him rely on those zingers that he's been working on. >> anna, what do you think? >> i think suzanne there's a lot of pre-debate spin. both of these guys are very experienced, very seasoned debaters. they both have been debating for the last five years. you'll remember that there were many debates that then candidate barack obam
romney will come out on top. it's pretty consistent with some earlier polling we've seen. donna, does it help or hurt the president that people are already going in thinking okay he's going to win this thing. >> that should reassure the president. i think he has to come across as confident tomorrow. he has a terrific record to tell the american people. mitt romney has been in dress rehearsal for this first debate now for five years. i suspect he'll be the more aggressive person tomorrow....
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and we should also tell you this, mitt romney has gotten an upward tick in our cnn poll of polls. you see the numbers. what we do, again, the poll of polls, take a batch of polls, average them together, our latest average has the president getting 49% support from likely voters. you see romney at 46%, that's one point up for romney. he was at 45% before today. >>> just into us here, totally switching gears, the search for jimmy hoffa, police in michigan say we'll find out tomorrow whether soil taken outside of a home has any evidence of human remains. a tipster claims to have seen a body being buried under a shed at the roseville home on the day after jimmy hoffa disappeared. remember this was way back, 1975. so just this past friday you see the crews, they were out there digging under the shed. they then sent soil samples out for testing. this is -- this is the latest tip in the 37-year search for the teamster boss. >>> and a lot more news unfolding here on this monday. watch this. there is a pretty good chance the next president will make at least one supreme court pick. and our
and we should also tell you this, mitt romney has gotten an upward tick in our cnn poll of polls. you see the numbers. what we do, again, the poll of polls, take a batch of polls, average them together, our latest average has the president getting 49% support from likely voters. you see romney at 46%, that's one point up for romney. he was at 45% before today. >>> just into us here, totally switching gears, the search for jimmy hoffa, police in michigan say we'll find out tomorrow...
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obama now leads romney by seven points, 52% to 45%, that's according to a new cnn/orc poll. some bad news for romney. his unfavorable numbers has gone up 6% with registered voters. it's believed some of those troubling numbers had something to do with those negative ads that have been put out by groups supporting the obama campaign, but mitt romney is solidifying some support. in may, only 47% of romney voters said they were strongly behind him. that has jumped to 56% and as you can see, obama's numbers have not changed that much at all. in other news, hillary clinton is in turkey, talking about syria, but we'll tell you who she's meeting with and what's on the table. [ male announcer ] this is the at&t network. in here, every powerful collaboration is backed by an equally powerful and secure cloud. that cloud is in the network, so it can deliver all the power of the network itself. bringing people together to develop the best ideas -- and providing the apps and computing power to make new ideas real. it's the cloud from at&t. with new ways to work together, business works b
obama now leads romney by seven points, 52% to 45%, that's according to a new cnn/orc poll. some bad news for romney. his unfavorable numbers has gone up 6% with registered voters. it's believed some of those troubling numbers had something to do with those negative ads that have been put out by groups supporting the obama campaign, but mitt romney is solidifying some support. in may, only 47% of romney voters said they were strongly behind him. that has jumped to 56% and as you can see,...
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the fox news poll, 49% obama, 42% romney. the reuters poll, obama 49%, romney 42%. what's going on here? >> couple things. one, we're looking at registered voters here. when you look at likely voters underneath that, there's more intensity on the republican side. so the race does get a little closer. but obama remains a couple points ahead as he does i think in most polls. nothing fundamentally has changed here except one thing. mitt romney's negative does seem to be going up. some of the obama attacks seem to be having an effect on it after this long, long summer we've been through. but the race is still about bigger things. the economy hasn't changed. it's still going down the toilet. we're losing jobs. the race is still basically very close. >> when you say the difference between registered and likely voters, registered voters are people who have already registered. likely voters are registered voters plus those who might still register. >> no. likely voters are those who are on the rolls, but when you ask them are you really sure they're going to vote in they te
the fox news poll, 49% obama, 42% romney. the reuters poll, obama 49%, romney 42%. what's going on here? >> couple things. one, we're looking at registered voters here. when you look at likely voters underneath that, there's more intensity on the republican side. so the race does get a little closer. but obama remains a couple points ahead as he does i think in most polls. nothing fundamentally has changed here except one thing. mitt romney's negative does seem to be going up. some of the...
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romney, here is a poll here, romney has 5% support of black registered voters. what percentage of the african-american vote would you predict mitt romney could get realistically? >> i think it is realistic he will get close to 10% of the african-american vote. i will start by being one of the 10%. no doubt, what we're looking at from a romney perspective, the fact that african-american unemployment since 2008 is up 40%. 40%. home closures, 25%. so what we have is the same message that works for the rest of america, works for the black community, too. >> what he did today, did that back fire? he was booed. >> absolutely, it is disrespect, the booing was absolutely disrespectful. however, he gets credit for showing up. he gets credit for having one single minded focus for all of america, and that's jobs and the economy. that was the success. and most importantly i think his approach to education. charter schools, public school choice, private school choice, major part of the unemployment rate ten years from now. he addressed two important issues in the african-ame
romney, here is a poll here, romney has 5% support of black registered voters. what percentage of the african-american vote would you predict mitt romney could get realistically? >> i think it is realistic he will get close to 10% of the african-american vote. i will start by being one of the 10%. no doubt, what we're looking at from a romney perspective, the fact that african-american unemployment since 2008 is up 40%. 40%. home closures, 25%. so what we have is the same message that...
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will show in large part are in great support of president obama and at a time when mitt romney has been supporting those states that have put in place new restrictions on voter registration which many people believe makes it much more difficult for blakes and hispanics to actually vote come november. how did his words resonate, jim? >> reporter: i've been covering the romney campaign for a good portion of a year now and i taked to my fellow reporters and i have not heard that kind of sustained booing for mitt romney during the course of this campaign up until what happened today at the naacp. i don't think it really is sort of overstating it. this was, perhaps one of the most negative reactions mitt romney has had in the course of his 2012 presidential campaign. that booing that went on, after he said he would repeal the president's health care law, went on for nearly ten seconds. he used the term obama care which, by the way, that's fine in republican circles but democrats bristle at using the term obama care. we at cnn use the term the president's health care law instead of commenting
will show in large part are in great support of president obama and at a time when mitt romney has been supporting those states that have put in place new restrictions on voter registration which many people believe makes it much more difficult for blakes and hispanics to actually vote come november. how did his words resonate, jim? >> reporter: i've been covering the romney campaign for a good portion of a year now and i taked to my fellow reporters and i have not heard that kind of...
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i know the polls show that romney was going to win. give me a sense of when you see the actual numbers, how you feel about last night's race. >> well, you know, what florida voters cared about is the economy. we've had a good year in 2011. unemployment dropped 2.1%, the second fastest drop in the country, but still have 900,000 people out of work. what florida voters want is they want a president who is going to focus on reducing taxes, reducing regulation. and get our economy back to work. and last night governor romney was that candidate. >> governor romney has said, i think as you also said in your campaigning, that being a ceo, which you were, you know, has its benefits because you can tackle issues like this economy, unlike other competitors. has that borne out for you as governor? >> you know, soledad, i think the real benefit is you have a better feel for what businesspeople need. every business in this country worries about taxes and fees and regulation and permitting and litigation risks. and if we want more jobs in this count
i know the polls show that romney was going to win. give me a sense of when you see the actual numbers, how you feel about last night's race. >> well, you know, what florida voters cared about is the economy. we've had a good year in 2011. unemployment dropped 2.1%, the second fastest drop in the country, but still have 900,000 people out of work. what florida voters want is they want a president who is going to focus on reducing taxes, reducing regulation. and get our economy back to...
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there again, a brand new poll out from quinnipiac university, romney on top again. ashleigh, listen, these polls, people said they were likely to change their minds, nothing set in stone. so great to join you on tv, not get up at 4:00 in the morning. >> i don't know if you saw the schedule. one of the guys i used to work with, chris matthews, who nobody knows, said something hilarious this weekend. >> yeah, right. he called south carolina -- he said it was going to be five vet eggs and a funeral who do you think the funeral is going to be? >> perry doesn't get numbers up, saw the poll numbers there it could be his funeral, last stand unless he pulls off a miracle there same thing for gingrich, doesn't do well in south carolina, end of the road for him, time will tell, 11, what, 12 days left until south carolina, stay tuned. >> get your caffeine all geared up, you know how last week went. >>> you have been sounding off, we like that some democrats talking about president obama/vice president hillary clinton ticket. asked what you thought about that. douglas said pers
there again, a brand new poll out from quinnipiac university, romney on top again. ashleigh, listen, these polls, people said they were likely to change their minds, nothing set in stone. so great to join you on tv, not get up at 4:00 in the morning. >> i don't know if you saw the schedule. one of the guys i used to work with, chris matthews, who nobody knows, said something hilarious this weekend. >> yeah, right. he called south carolina -- he said it was going to be five vet eggs...
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after a new cnn poll shows he has broken out of his dead heat and has first place pretty much all to himself. let's go straight to the ground there to our cnn political correspondent jim acosta. i know you spent the day following around mitt romney, his campaign, and you know, if i may, it looks like mitt romney has a little extra pep in his step. >> reporter: i would say so, brooke. he has a spring in his step. he came to all places, the music man museum to talk to voters earlier today. he even threw out a reference from the classic musical from the early 1960s saying he felt like playing 76 trombones. if he wins in this state it could be trouble, if i can quote from the movie, trouble with a capital "t" with his gop rivals. no presidential candidate since gerald ford has won both the iowa caucuses and the new hampshire primary. one of the reasons why he is doing so well in iowa is all of the other candidates are fighting with each other and taking their sights off of mitt romney, and if you want to know how things are going for the massachusetts governor, consider this, an 8-year-o
after a new cnn poll shows he has broken out of his dead heat and has first place pretty much all to himself. let's go straight to the ground there to our cnn political correspondent jim acosta. i know you spent the day following around mitt romney, his campaign, and you know, if i may, it looks like mitt romney has a little extra pep in his step. >> reporter: i would say so, brooke. he has a spring in his step. he came to all places, the music man museum to talk to voters earlier today....
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after a new cnn poll shows he has broken out of his dead heat and has first place pretty much all to himself. let's go straight to the ground there to our cnn political correspondent jim acosta. i know you spent the day following around mitt romney, his campaign, and you know, if i may, it looks like mitt romney has a little extra pep in his step. >> reporter: i would say so, brooke. he has a spring in his step. he came to all places, the music man museum to talk to voters earlier today. he even threw out a reference from the classic musical from the early 1960s saying he felt like playing 76 trombones. if he wins in this state it could be trouble, if i can quote from the movie, trouble with a capital "t" with his gop rivals. no presidential candidate since gerald ford has won both the iowa caucuses and the new hampshire primary. one of the reasons why he is doing so well in iowa is all of the other candidates are fighting with each other and taking their sights off of mitt romney, and if you want to know how things are going for the massachusetts governor, consider this, an 8-year-o
after a new cnn poll shows he has broken out of his dead heat and has first place pretty much all to himself. let's go straight to the ground there to our cnn political correspondent jim acosta. i know you spent the day following around mitt romney, his campaign, and you know, if i may, it looks like mitt romney has a little extra pep in his step. >> reporter: i would say so, brooke. he has a spring in his step. he came to all places, the music man museum to talk to voters earlier today....
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in this cnn orc time poll romney at 25%. yesterday romney sat down with our wolf blitzer and discussedth message that seems to resonate. >> this is a campaign about the things we believe in. i believe the country's being led in a very unfortunate and destructive way by a president that doesn't really understand our economy or understand america. i can get america working again. that's why i'm running. >> well, this morning romney is again emphasizing jobs and the economy as he begins the second day of his bus tour. tune in tuesday night, we will have, of course, coverage of the iowa caucuses. america's choice 2012. live coverage beginning tuesday night, january 3rd, at 7:00 p.m. eastern. >>> well, of course in the general election the biggest issues on the campaign trail, even at this early primary stage, are jobs. earlier this morning we learned that the number of americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits inched up just before christmas. the new number, 318,000. that's an increase of 15,000 individuals from what
in this cnn orc time poll romney at 25%. yesterday romney sat down with our wolf blitzer and discussedth message that seems to resonate. >> this is a campaign about the things we believe in. i believe the country's being led in a very unfortunate and destructive way by a president that doesn't really understand our economy or understand america. i can get america working again. that's why i'm running. >> well, this morning romney is again emphasizing jobs and the economy as he...
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he's been looking at the latest polls. we've come accustom to romney and cain sharing the spotlight at the very top. what's happening now? >> we've got a new person kind of butting in there, a three-way battle now. just over seven weeks away from the first votes in the iowa. the first one conducted in the last couple of days. there you go at the top mitt romney has been there a while. former massachusetts governor making the second bid for the nomination. in the sampling tied up, newt gingrich house speaker left for dead, his campaign left for dead in may and june. he's slowly rebounded. herman cain we've seen very much at the top stop is still there at 17%. also the next one, similar story, cain at the top on this one with romney and beginning rich at 15%. basically when you take the sampling errors there, just about dead even. both those polls indicate a lot of republican voters still undecided. gingrich was talking about that. take a listen. >> it is a wide open race. i think the american people are looking, asking ques
he's been looking at the latest polls. we've come accustom to romney and cain sharing the spotlight at the very top. what's happening now? >> we've got a new person kind of butting in there, a three-way battle now. just over seven weeks away from the first votes in the iowa. the first one conducted in the last couple of days. there you go at the top mitt romney has been there a while. former massachusetts governor making the second bid for the nomination. in the sampling tied up, newt...
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. >>> and a michigan straw poll over the weekend, romney registers just over 50% of the vote with the texas governor finishing far back in second place with 17%. perry also finished a distant second in saturday's florida straw poll to businessman herman cain. cain with a surprising 37% of the vote with perry's 15%. romney finished third in florida with 15%. perry had been considered the front-runner until his disappointing performance at thursday's gop debate. what does this mean for the gop race? we'll ask herman cain live when he joins us right here on "american morning" at 7:40 eastern. >>> president obama is keeping the focus on his jobs plan. after a fund-raiser in seattle, the president will attend a series of evens in california today beginning with a town hall. live at the white house, dan lothian is here to tell us more. >> reporter: about 250 people expected to be at that town hall. we're told the questions will be posed by members of link'd in, also the ceo of that company will pose questions to the president. the focus of that town hall will be on the economy and jobs. the
. >>> and a michigan straw poll over the weekend, romney registers just over 50% of the vote with the texas governor finishing far back in second place with 17%. perry also finished a distant second in saturday's florida straw poll to businessman herman cain. cain with a surprising 37% of the vote with perry's 15%. romney finished third in florida with 15%. perry had been considered the front-runner until his disappointing performance at thursday's gop debate. what does this mean for...
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paul is the winner of the california republican straw poll. he captured nearly 45% of the vote, beating rick perry and mitt romney who finished second and third respectively. >>> nfl says last week's incident involving a fan and a stun gun has nothing to do with the security upgrades that started today. the league has instituted enhanced pat-downs for everyone entering nfl stadiums. the nfl says it planned the changes before the start of this season. >>> and los angeles is all abuzz about tonight's emmy awards. it is the 63rd time that the golden statuettes will be handed out. and more than a few tv stars are hoping that they'll have to make space on the mantle for at least one. kareen wynter is on the red carpet and joins us later on for a emmy preview. >>> and dominique strauss-kahn talks about his sex scandal on television for the first time. >> translator: a mistake, a mistake concerning my wife, my children, my friends, but also a mistake for the french who had placed their hope for change in me. >> he says his, quote, moral weakness is t
paul is the winner of the california republican straw poll. he captured nearly 45% of the vote, beating rick perry and mitt romney who finished second and third respectively. >>> nfl says last week's incident involving a fan and a stun gun has nothing to do with the security upgrades that started today. the league has instituted enhanced pat-downs for everyone entering nfl stadiums. the nfl says it planned the changes before the start of this season. >>> and los angeles is all...
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romney doing well. herman cain doing well in these polls in iowa and south carolina, doing pretty well. he says he's more qualified to be president than michele bachmann. they're both competing for a lot of the same voters. tea party activists among others. he says he's more experienced. the choice is real simple. my entire career has been problem solving, not politics. clearly taking a swipe at michele bachmann saying he's more qualified. he says i have direct hands-on experience, stronger credentials than many of the other candidates. finally, another republican now entering the -- formally entering the race for the republican presidential nomination, the former louisiana governor, buddy roamer tomorrow will announ . the exploration process is done. buddy roemer is now a candidate. it could be a crowded debate in september, maybe even more. maybe rick perry. maybe one or two other surprises. so we'll see, we'll watch and wait. >> wolf blitzer, i appreciate it. thank you so much. we'll be watching for
romney doing well. herman cain doing well in these polls in iowa and south carolina, doing pretty well. he says he's more qualified to be president than michele bachmann. they're both competing for a lot of the same voters. tea party activists among others. he says he's more experienced. the choice is real simple. my entire career has been problem solving, not politics. clearly taking a swipe at michele bachmann saying he's more qualified. he says i have direct hands-on experience, stronger...
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mitt romney is one of the guys to watch. he's leading the national polls. aides show he'll show $15 million to $20 million for the quarter. and speaking of spin another guy to watch is former utah governor jon huntsman, he may be one of the people that the democrats are most worried about, he pulled in $1.4 million since getting into the race not long ago at all. he's personally wealthy, though, at first he claimed he wasn't going to self-finance the race. now we're being told a little less than half of the $4 million came out of his own pocket. seed money they say. the campaigns have until july 15th to actually report those totals to the federal election commission, randi. >> and, joe, if you would, tell us about this guy carter, he now says he's running for president. >> yeah, well, look, this guy thad mccotter is someone we know from washington, d.c.? he's a congressman, he's from the state of michigan, and you may not know his name, but he's had five terms on the hill, so he's known pretty well. he plays the guitar, likes to quote the lyrics of rock 'n'
mitt romney is one of the guys to watch. he's leading the national polls. aides show he'll show $15 million to $20 million for the quarter. and speaking of spin another guy to watch is former utah governor jon huntsman, he may be one of the people that the democrats are most worried about, he pulled in $1.4 million since getting into the race not long ago at all. he's personally wealthy, though, at first he claimed he wasn't going to self-finance the race. now we're being told a little less...